CircleSaaS is an online showcase board that presents startups in the form of concentric rings. Thousands of tiles are arranged in concentric rings, and users can claim a tile and upload their brand logo to gain display and discovery opportunities. The board currently shows 76 live listings.
Purpose The core purpose of this board is to let startups gain exposure and backlinks by claiming tiles. Each tile links to a dedicated, search-engine-crawlable page rather than a disappearing feed post, so it provides a permanent link to the site. Users browsing the board can see logos directly without needing to drive traffic themselves. Tiles can remain in place for the long term, with no one-day publishing window or next-day drop off the leaderboard. All clicks are recorded, and daily click counts are shown in a dashboard.
Key capabilities
- Display and discovery: the board itself is the discovery interface, and visitors see project logos as they browse.
- Multi-tile selection: drag or Shift/Cmd click to select multiple tiles in the same ring at once.
- Pricing by ring: every tile in the same ring has the same price, and the closer to the center, the more expensive it is.
- Free and paid: the first outer-ring tile is free, and each additional tile is a flat $1/mo.
- Reservation mechanism: tiles are reserved for 10 minutes during checkout.
- Zoom and preview: scroll or pinch to zoom in on any tile; hover over a tile to preview its logo, name, and description.
- Click tracking: every click-through is recorded, and the dashboard shows daily click counts.
- Leaderboard priority: paid tiers receive priority on the leaderboard.
How to use Officially, five steps are given:
- Sign up or log in: create a free account, or log in with an existing account.
- Click a tile: choose any unoccupied tile on the board. The closer to the center, the larger the logo.
- Add your startup: click the "Add your startup" button that appears on the tile.
- Fill in the details: upload a logo, write a short description, and add a link.
- Claim and go live: after claiming the tile, the startup is immediately displayed on the board.
Tiers and pricing Officially described as "one board, six tiers," with greater exposure the closer to the center. The tier information is as follows (some specific prices are not provided):
- Center: the largest tile on the entire board, located in the very middle. 14,000 square units, the largest logo, a permanent center position, priority support, and top placement on the leaderboard.
- Free tier: small logo tiles, outer ring) position, basic click count, and if you add the official badge you can get a dofollow link, and you can upgrade at any time.
- Paid tier one: compact logo tile, outer mid position, click analytics, leaderboard priority higher than all free plans. Pricing not yet provided.
- Paid tier two: 1,035 square units, medium logo tile, mid ring position, full click analytics, leaderboard priority second only to Gold. Pricing not yet provided.
- Paid tier three: 1,740 square units, large logo tile, inner ring position, leaderboard priority second only to Platinum. Pricing not yet provided.
- Paid tier four: 3,000 square units, innermost ring, right next to the center, leaderboard priority second only to Center. Pricing not yet provided.
Use cases Suitable for startup projects that want a permanent display position and an indexable outbound link, especially for teams that need organic discovery within the site, want to track outbound link click performance, and are willing to pay for a more prominent position.
Limitations and notes
- Claim logic: users can choose any unoccupied tile within an affordable tier, but the tier itself (and the size and price determined by it) is fixed by distance from the center.
- Concurrent claims: only one claim will succeed. The board checks whether the tile is still open at the exact moment of the claim, so two people competing for the same tile will not both succeed at the same time.
- Payment: checkout is completed through Dodo Payments (payment processor), and the official statement says card details are not directly seen or stored.
- Changing position: you can release the current tile from the dashboard and claim a new tile; the listing details will be retained, and you only need to reselect the position.
- Free outer ring expansion: the free outer ring automatically grows as it fills up, so there are always open tiles on the board; however, paid tiers are limited, and if the preferred tier is full, you can choose a cheaper tier or the free tier as a backup.
- Free tile retention: a free tile remains the user's as long as they hold it; the difference from paid tiers is only size, position, and price.
- Missing pricing: aside from "the first outer-ring tile is free, and each additional tile is $1 per month," the official text does not provide specific prices for the other paid tiers.
- Details on payment methods, whether other currencies are supported, refund policy, and similar official text are not provided.